Education
Establishing Global Orientation in Education and Professional Development
Education as an institutional foundation
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Education is a key pillar of sustainable quality and professional responsibility in the cosmetic and aesthetic professions.
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CIFA understands education not as a product, but as a structural basis for long-term development, international comparability and institutional integrity.
CIFA's role in education
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CIFA does not act as a training provider in the education sector, but as an international reference institution.
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CIFA's mission is to provide guidance, classify educational structures, and develop frameworks that serve as a basis for quality, recognition, and further development.
The CIFA Education Framework
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The CIFA Education Framework defines basic principles and points of reference for educational structures in the cosmetic and aesthetic professions.
It takes into account:
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different national education systems
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cultural and regulatory diversity
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different qualification levels
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The aim is to enable global comparability without suppressing national particularities.
Accreditation of educational institutions
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CIFA supports the institutional accreditation of educational institutions that adhere to defined quality, educational and ethical standards.
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The focus is not on individual courses, but rather on:
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structural quality
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institutional responsibility
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sustainable education models
Recognition of qualifications
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Another focus of CIFA's educational work is the recognition of qualifications in an international context.
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This recognition serves as a guide for institutions, organizations and partners and supports the classification of educational qualifications across national borders.
Education in a global context
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The demands on education are evolving dynamically worldwide. Technological, societal, and regulatory changes require long-term, structured responses.
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CIFA takes this change into account by continuously reviewing and developing educational frameworks – always with the aim of neutrality, independence and international compatibility.
Education provides orientation.
Orientation creates quality.
Confédération Internationale de la Formation et
de l'Esthétique (CIFA)
International non-profit organization · Switzerland